Central Park Band Concert

Event Information

Venue(s):
Washington Square

Event Type:
Band

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
2 October 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jun 1870, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: Central Park Band

2)

Composer(s): Steinhagen

3)

Serment, Le; ou, Les faux monnoyeurs, overture

aka Falschmünzer, Die; Falschmunzer, Die

Composer(s): Auber

4)

Alpenhorn, Das, op. 18

Composer(s): Proch

5)

Postillon d’amour, op. 317

aka Postillion; Pavillon d'amour

Composer(s): Strauss

6)

7)

Oeil crevé, L’, selection

Composer(s): Hervé

8)

Wiener Fresken, op. 249

Composer(s): Strauss

9)

"Chime of the bells"

Composer(s): Donniker

Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]

10)

Polka de concert

Composer(s): Neumann

11)

12)

Raymond; ou, Le secret de la reine, overture

aka Raimondo

Composer(s): Thomas

13)

Song of the Thames

Composer(s): Kühner

14)

Martha, selection

aka Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond; Martha, or The Market at Richmond

Composer(s): Flotow

Text Author: Friedrich

15)

aka Chausseur

Composer(s): Wiegand

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 12 June 1870, 3.

2)

Announcement: New-York Times, 12 June 1870, 8.

3)

Announcement: New York Herald, 15 June 1870, 5.

“The Department of Public Parks announce that, if the weather be fine, there will be music by the Central Park Band in Washington square this evening, from six to eight o’clock.” Lists program.